Klahowya's Tracy Landram won her third straight Class 2A singles championship last month.
Heather Trimm/Special to the Kitsap Sun

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2012: Tracy Landram, Klahowya

2011: Erynne Lee, Central Kitsap; Tracy Landram, Klahowya

2010: Ruby Roberts, Kingston

2009: Lindsay Willmann, Bainbridge

2008: Emily Farrar, Bainbridge; Jacki Hill, Bremerton

2007: Hannah Stuart, Bainbridge

2006: Anne Scott, Bainbridge

2005: Brooke Nall, Bainbridge; Stephanie Davison, South Kitsap

2004: Emily Silver, Bainbridge

2003: Tiffany McDonald, North Mason; Emily Silver, Bainbridge

2002: Dana Kirk, Bremerton

2001: Nicole Zygmontowicz, Central Kitsap

2000: Tara Kirk, Bremerton

1999: Britt Themann, Bainbridge

1998: Anne Morgan, Bainbridge

1997: Chelsie Pentz, Central Kitsap

1996: Rachel Davenport, Central Kitsap; Keri McCallum, South Kitsap

1995: Kari Meigs, Central Kitsap

1994: Leah Francis, North Mason

1993: Yashiva Edwards, Central Kitsap

1992: Danielle Fessler, South Kitsap

1991: Cassie Jackson, South Kitsap

1990: Kristen Kane, North Kitsap

1989: Christina Marshall, Bainbridge

1988: Janet Soderberg, Bremerton

1987: Rosie Zimsen, Bellarmine, South Kitsap

1986: Laura Geschke, Bremerton

1985: Donna Monette, South Kitsap

1984: Patti Pendergast, Olympic

1983: Pam Clark, North Kitsap

1982: Laura Dahl, Bremerton

1981: Sarah Allen, Bainbridge

1980: Lori Carver, Bremerton

1979: Lori Carver, Bremerton

1978: Tammie Mason, South Kitsap

1977: Julie Ramstead, North Kitsap

1976: June Griebel, South Kitsap

Dominance and power.

Those are two traits that characterize Tracy Landram's high school tennis career at Klahowya.

Landram, a Belfair native from the athletically inclined Landram clan, points the finger at a couple more traits.

"If anything is in our genes, it's wanting to win," she said. "You work hard so you can win."

Landram grew up listening to stories of her father, Glenn, and his prowess on the athletic courts in North Mason, as well as uncles Bill, Bruce, Drew, George and Rudy.

Whether it was basketball, football or baseball, the Landram boys excelled. Cousin Billy played at North Mason, Olympic College (where he coached men's hoops for seven years) and San Jose State. Drew was a successful coach at Olympia as well as Burbank and Chewelah in Eastern Washington.

"I never got to watch my uncles," Landram said.

But she knows the history.

Those genes, along with her desire to succeed, helped the powerful athlete win three state singles championships — a first in Kitsap history.

For the second straight year, Landram has been named the Kitsap Sun Female Athlete of the Year. She shared the honor last year with Central Kitsap golf standout Erynne Lee, who plays for UCLA and was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.

Aside from the state titles, Landram also won four Class 2A West Central District championships and four Olympic League titles. The only smudge on her near perfect record was an injury default this season in a doubles match. She dropped just two matches in her high school career and lost just two games in four matches while en route to winning her third straight Class 2A state title last month in Seattle.

"Every time you accomplish something, it's like, 'This is so cool,'" she said. "Every time it's unexpected. Every time you're excited, you're happy..."

Anna Lefebvre of Burlington-Edison lost to Landram 6-0, 6-1 in this year's state finals. Lefebvre said she couldn't deal with Landram's raw power.

"And she's really precise in all of her placement," Lefebvre said. "She knows where she's going to hit the ball and it goes there. She's just amazing."

Landram, who is ranked ninth in the United States Tennis Association Pacific Northwest girls 18 circuit, signed to play Division I tennis at the Air Force Academy. She leaves for basic training in July.

Landram didn't play USTA events this year, instead focusing on high school. For the first time, she played basketball this past season and was a factor for the Eagles until being injured.

Was it enough to make her wonder what it would have been like to play hoops all four years?

Maybe a little.

"I think it would have been fun, but I don't regret the decision to play USTA," she said. "I had to put more time in tennis to get where I'm at."

Landram believes her senior year may have been her most fun.

"I definitely think, especially this year, I had a lot of freedom," she said.

Pemberton also noticed what a fun year Landram had with her teammates. At the season-ending banquet last year, Pemberton casually mentioned to the players to recruit their friends.

Landram brought six friends with her this season.

"Tracy just encouraged all her friends based on what I asked her to do," he said.

And her friends from school and tennis were there to support her, along with the Landram clan, in her final high school match at state. She estimates between 35 and 40 supporters were on hand at the Nordstrom Tennis Center at the University of Washington.

"I'm going to say that was the biggest crowd I've played (in front of)," she said.